General Chemistry Complete Course

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Master fundamental and advanced general chemistry concepts through this comprehensive course covering atomic structure, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Learn to solve stoichiometry problems, predict molecular shapes using VSEPR theory, calculate pH for various acid-base systems, and understand redox reactions and electrochemical cells. Explore gas laws and real gas behavior, intermolecular forces and phase diagrams, solution chemistry and colligative properties, and reaction mechanisms with catalysts. Develop skills in naming ionic and molecular compounds, drawing Lewis structures, applying Hess's law for enthalpy calculations, and using ICE tables for equilibrium problems. Study periodic trends including atomic radius and ionization energy, quantum mechanics principles like electron configuration and orbital theory, and advanced topics such as molecular orbital theory and crystal field theory. Practice buffer calculations, titration curve analysis, solubility equilibria, and thermodynamic relationships between Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy. Conclude with coordination chemistry, nuclear decay processes, and radioactive kinetics to build a complete foundation for both General Chemistry 1 and 2 coursework.

Syllabus

1.1 Matter | General Chemistry Complete Course
1.2 Scientific Notation and Significant Figures | General Chemistry
1.3 Units and Conversions | General Chemistry
2.1 Atomic Theory and Structure & Introduction to the Periodic Table of the Elements | Chemistry
2.2 How to Name Ionic Compounds | General Chemistry
2.3 How to Name Molecular Compounds | General Chemistry
2.4 How to Name Acids | General Chemistry
3.1 Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations | General Chemistry
3.2 Calculations with Moles | Stoichiometry | General Chemistry
3.3 Mass Percent Composition and Empirical and Molecular Formulas | General Chemistry
3.4 Limiting Reactant Problems | General Chemistry
4.1 Solutions and Electrolytes | General Chemistry
4.2 Double Displacement Reactions | General Chemistry
4.3 Oxidation Reduction Reactions including Single Replacement Reactions | General Chemistry
4.4 Molarity and Dilutions | General Chemistry
4.5 Solution Stoichiometry | General Chemistry
5.1 First Law of Thermodynamics and Enthalpy | General Chemistry
5.1b PV Work | General Chemistry
5.2 Calorimetry | General Chemistry
5.3 Hess's Law and Enthalpy of Formation | General Chemistry
6.1 Nature of Light and the Photoelectric Effect | General Chemistry
6.2 Absorption and Emission Spectra - Electronic Transitions | General Chemistry
6.3 The de Broglie Equation and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle | General Chemistry
6.4 Quantum Numbers and Atomic Orbitals | General Chemistry
6.5 Electron Configuration | General Chemistry
7.1 Atomic Radius | Periodic Trends | General Chemistry
7.1b Slater's Rules | General Chemistry
7.2 Ionization Energy | Periodic Trends | General Chemistry
7.3 Electron Affinity & Electronegativity | General Chemistry
7.4 Properties of Elements and Compounds | General Chemistry
8.1 Ionic Bonding | General Chemistry
8.1b Born Haber Cycle | General Chemistry
8.2 How to Draw Lewis Dot Structures | Complete Guide | General Chemistry
8.3 Bond Enthalpy | Calculating Delta H | General Chemistry
9.1 VSEPR Theory and Molecular Shapes | General Chemistry
9.2 Polarity | General Chemistry
9.3 Hybridization | General Chemistry
9.4 Sigma Bonds and Pi Bonds | General Chemistry
9.5 Molecular Orbital Theory (MO Theory) | General Chemistry
10.1 Properties of Gases and Gas Pressure | General Chemistry
10.2 Gas Laws Including the Ideal Gas Law | General Chemistry
10.3 Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, Gas Density, & Graham's Law of Effusion | General Chemistry
10.4 Real Gases & the Van der Waals Equation | General Chemistry
11.1 Intermolecular Forces | General Chemistry
11.2 Phase Diagrams | General Chemistry
11.3 Structures of Solids | General Chemistry
13.1 Solution Formation and Solubility | General Chemistry
13.2 Units of Concentration | General Chemistry
13.3 Colligative Properties | General Chemistry
14.1 Rate Expressions and the Rate of Reaction | General Chemistry
14.2 Rate Laws | General Chemistry
14.3 Reaction Mechanisms, Catalysts, and Reaction Coordinate Diagrams | General Chemistry
14.4 Collision Theory and the Arrhenius Equation | General Chemistry
14.5 Integrated Rate Laws | General Chemistry
14.5b Derivation of the Integrated Rate Laws | General Chemistry
15.1 Chemical Equilibrium and Equilibrium Constants | General Chemistry
15.2 Le Chatelier's Principle | General Chemistry
15.3 Equilibrium Calculations Using ICE Charts (aka ICE Tables) | General Chemistry
16.1 Introduction to Acids and Bases | General Chemistry
16.2 Binary Acids, Oxoacids, and Polyprotic Acids | General Chemistry
16.3 The pH Scale and pH Calculations | General Chemistry
16.4 pH of Strong Acids and Bases | General Chemistry
16.5 pH Calculations for Weak Acids and Bases | General Chemistry
16.6 Acidity and Basicity of Salts | General Chemistry
17.1 Buffers and Buffer pH Calculations | General Chemistry
17.2 Acid-Base Titrations and Titration Curves | General Chemistry
17.3a Strong Acid Strong Base Titrations pH Calculations | General Chemistry
17.3b Weak Acid Strong Base Titrations pH Calculations | General Chemistry
17.4 Solubility and Ksp | General Chemistry
17.5 Common Ion Effect and Precipitation | General Chemistry
17.6 pH Effects on Solubility | General Chemistry
18.1 The Laws of Thermodynamics | General Chemistry
18.2 Entropy | General Chemistry
18.3 Gibbs Free Energy and the Relationship between Delta G, Delta H, & Delta S | General Chemistry
18.4 Calculating Delta G, Delta H, & Delta S | General Chemistry
18.5 Gibbs Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant | General Chemistry
19.1 How to Assign Oxidation Numbers | General Chemistry
19.2 How to Balance Redox Reactions (Half-Reaction Method) | General Chemistry
19.3 Galvanic Cells (aka Voltaic Cells) | General Chemistry
19.3b Cell Notation & Cathodic Protection | General Chemistry
19.4 How to Calculate Standard Cell Potential (Ecell) | General Chemistry
19.5 Nernst Equation | How to Calculate Nonstandard Cell Potential | General Chemistry
19.5b Concentration Cells | General Chemistry
19.6 Cell Potential, Delta G, and the Equilibrium Constant | General Chemistry
19.7 Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis | General Chemistry
19.8 Electrolysis Calculations | General Chemistry
20.1 Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry | General Chemistry
20.2 Balancing Nuclear Reactions | General Chemistry
20.3 Spontaneous Nuclear Decay Processes, Fission and Fusion | General Chemistry
20.4 Kinetics of Radioactive Decay | General Chemistry
20.5 Energy of Nuclear Reactions & Nuclear Binding Energy | General Chemistry
21.1 Introduction to Coordination Chemistry | General Chemistry
21.2 Naming Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds | General Chemistry
21.3 Isomerism in Coordination Chemistry | General Chemistry
21.4 Crystal Field Theory | General Chemistry
21.5 Color and Paramagnetism of Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds | General Chemistry